‍Nour El-Naboulsi is a Burlington, Vermont farmer — but he doesn’t tend to a field of crops or a clearing of cattle. As the executive director of Village Hydroponics, El-Naboulsi oversees the ...

‍Last spring, Lancaster, California, a city on the edge of the Mojave Desert, opened a vibrant — almost Barbie-style — housing campus for residents experiencing homelessness. The new community, named ...

KATHMANDU — Scientists have for the first time in 185 years confirmed the presence of the Asian small-clawed otter in Nepal, thrilling conservationists and researchers looking for clues to its ...

San Francisco’s sprawling Golden Gate Park is about 3.5 miles long and claims the title of the third-most-visited park in the United States. It’s also a bit of a microcosm for the city’s homelessness ...

Homelessness is on the rise across the United States. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, more than 50% of individuals experiencing homelessness were unsheltered, meaning they didn ...

Whether people are fleeing armed conflict or extreme weather, time is of the essence when it comes to setting up temporary shelters and getting people to safety. Simply put — when disaster strikes, ...

Picture yourself walking through your neighborhood. You pass a woman on the street, sitting beside a cardboard sign asking for spare change. She is a stranger experiencing homelessness, and you don’t ...

For four years, volunteer knitters, crocheters, and sewists have created handmade blankets for the annual Homeless Memorial Blanket Project. Their goal — outside of blanketing those experiencing ...

In partnership with Chewy, animal shelters across the country want to set you up on a date with your perfect match during “Dogs’ Date Out.” Singles, couples, friends, families, and dog lovers of all ...

Michelin-starred chef Adam Simmonds has a lot to celebrate when he looks back on his career as a chef. But Home Kitchen, Simmonds’ high-end restaurant in London’s Primrose Hill, is especially notable.

It was a big weekend for music in Los Angeles. Between the major FireAid benefit concert and the Grammy Awards, the stars were out in full force supporting wildfire recovery efforts. But that wasn’t ...

There is a sad reality behind the pomp and circumstance of Mardi Gras celebrations: for years, parade horses were brought into the city by horse brokers only to be sold to slaughter once the fanfare ...